Display-rack.



S. MMMEL.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLscATxoN FILED FEB. n. 1915.

l ,282,575, l Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

IsoLoMoiv HIMMEL, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DISPLAY-RACK.

`Speeitcation of Letters Patent.

Application tiled February 17, 1915. Serial No. 8,818.

To aZZ whom t may concern.'

e it known that I, SOLOMON I-IrMMnL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in lDisplay-Racks, ,ofwhich the following is a specification. t

This invention relates to improvements in display racks for garm'entsand` the like.

One of the-objects of the invention is to provide improved means whereby garments may be conveniently and compactly stored in dust proof cases and yet be readily acces-` sible for exhibition to a customer by a salesman. A further object is to provide an improved rack capable of .bein readilyl removed from the case, and whic may be free t to revolve when moved to the forward posito display thegoods supported thereby. further Objectis to provide means for preventing rotation ofthe rack while in the case. A further object is to provide means for vpreventing the rack from being pushed back into the case when in its forward osition, until the rack is in alinement witht e rearwall of the case.

AThe invention will be hereinafter fully set forth andparticularly pointed out in the claims. Y "y InV the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a'plan View illustrating acase containing myimproved display rack, the latter being 'shownin its rearmost position. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the rack in its forward position. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating the guiding features. Fig. 4 is a plan view diagrammatically illustrating the operation. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a modication. Y

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a case of any suitable or preferred construction, the bottom being provided with a channel 11, the upper edges of which form `guides 12 between whichthe carriage 13is mounted to reciprocate. a rotatable shaft 14 provided with a crosshead 15, said cross-head supporting the parallel arms 16 from which the garments or the like, are to be suspended. Secured to said shaft 14 is a disk 17 provided with recesses 18 in its edge, which recesses form cam pockets for the reception of a roller 19 mounted upon a lever 20 pivoted at one end to the carriage 13, the free end of said lever being connected with a spring 21 which acts to hold the rol1er'19 in engagement with an anchor member 23, which is Said carriage supports the edge of the disk 17. Depending from the underside of disk 17 are two pairs of guide engaging members or .rollers a a and b b respectively. Secured to the bottom of the case is a stationary guide member` 22 the longitudinal edges of which pass between the guide-engaging members a and a', and b and so that said guide-engaging members are in engagement with the outer surfaces of said sides. It will be noted that the distance between the members a and a and and b respectively is greater than the distance between a and b. In other words the pairs of guide-engaging members are separated by a distance less than the width of the guide 22. Said guide 22 is of such length that the rollers b and ZJ will move out of engagement wlth the guide when the carriage is brought to its outermost position, whereupon the shaft 14 and the rack supported thereby is free to rotate, subject to such restraint as may be imposed by the spring pressed lever 20. Secured to the floor of the case beyond the forward end of the guide member 22 is preferably Oblong in shape and provided with rounded en s.

In practice, when the carriage is in its rearmost position within the case, the guideengaging members, by reason of their engagement with the upstanding sides of the guide 22, prevent rotation of the shaft 14, and the parts carried thereby. This rotation is prevented until the carriage has been moved to the front of the case a sufficient distance for the members and Z2 to clear the forward end of the guide. The axis of the shaft 14 is then over the center of the anchor member 23, whereupon the shaft may be rotated, the guide engaging memers passing between the anchor member 23 and the Vforward end of the guide 22. The spring pressed lever 20 acting upon the disk 7, and particularly the recesses 18 thereof, tends to arrest rotation of thershaft when the arms 16 `of the rack are parallel with the back of the case. It will be observed that the guide-engaging members are so positioned that if an attempt is made to move the rack and carriage rearwardly before the rack is in alinement with the rear wall of the case, said guide-engaging members, eooperating with the anchor member 28 will prevent such rearward motion. In other words the carriage.cannot be moved real-f the members a and b and u 

